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Originally Posted by Grimbl420
NHL's own Video on accidental contact, Second Example. Clifford clearly put his stick up in defence at the last second and pushes off Neil's face.
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Rightly or wrongly, I don't believe we can depend on the NHL's own definition of accidental contact
among players for some sort of precedent for how they should handle Wideman's case, precisely because he did not hit a player. League officials are basically untouchable, and where there is room for some debate about the intent of Wideman's actions, there is sure to be plenty of doubt that this was entirely accidental.